Emily Co.

A Free Homeschool Curriculum

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The Art-Oriented Learning Journal

The learning journal process within the Emily Co. Curriculum serves as a central, art-filled tool for both reflection and assessment, effectively replacing traditional homework assignments across all phases. There is a digital option, a handwritten option, or both. Students are encouraged to customize their journals while viewing or reading their lessons by highlighting unfamiliar words or concepts to serve as a baseline for independent research. They then actively document their educational journeys by recording study notes, literature summaries, scientific data, vocabulary definitions, and voice memos, alongside intuitive creative elements like drawings, doodles, color palettes, mind maps, brainstorms, and reviews. During the “Proofs and Presentations” stage of each lesson, students review and highlight major points in their journals to commit them to memory and curate their entries into a cohesive creative portfolio suitable for parent assessment.

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Assessment Toolkit

Simple, flexible tools to help you track mastery and assign rich, curiosity-driven research projects.

How We Assess Learning Progress
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Our Mastery-First Assessment Approach

At Emily Co., we believe assessment should celebrate growth, not chase grades. Children revisit skills until they truly master them, then demonstrate understanding through meaningful projects, discussions, and reflections that connect learning to real life at home.

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Practical Rubrics and Project Ideas

Browse subject-specific rubrics, checklists, and guiding questions you can print or adapt. Each phase includes sample projects, reflection prompts, and gentle pacing suggestions so you can evaluate work confidently while keeping curiosity, independence, and joy at the center.

Rubrics for Parents to Assess Their Students
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